so its a tuesday night and im just parked on 7.250 with a cup of coffee and honestly the band is just... nothing. heard one guy in ohio calling cq for like 20 minutes straight no answers. felt bad but i wasnt really in the mood to ragchew either. just kind of zoning out with the radio on in the background which i guess is still better than watching tv. anyway anyone else do this or am i just weird

ha i do this all the time. sometimes i just leave the rig on scan and half listen while im doing stuff around the shop. 40m at night can be real hit or miss depending on where we are in the solar cycle and right now its just kind of blah most evenings. try dropping down to 7.200 or so sometimes theres more activity down there, or if youre feeling adventurous 17m can be surprisingly good late at night when 40 is dead.

lol no youre not weird i do the same thing. theres something kind of relaxing about it honestly even when nothings happening. like just having the white noise of an open squelch is weirdly calming after a long day. that said i did catch a really nice contact with a station in Costa Rica last thursday around 9pm local so the band isnt totally useless